Why is anyone thinking home every weekend and it's a good a good thing?

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  1. rodknocker

    rodknocker Road Train Member

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    I'm home everyday! Work 8 hours. Wouldn't mind a laydown run though if the right one becomes available
     
    rodknocker, Jul 17, 2016
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    If you can't make any money being home on weekends then your with the wrong company period.
     
    poppapump1332, Jul 17, 2016
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    So 14 an hour for 14 hours and you'd be better off at McDonalds? That's pretty spot on. The OP just works for the wrong people, I'm home every day, and my take home averages 900 a week...
     
    Superquack, Jul 17, 2016
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    Started my career home 48+ hours a week home on weekends an would make around $950 a week
     
    Md420, Jul 18, 2016
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    Get out of here you make me sick! LOL!!
     
    bamamac, Jul 18, 2016
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  6. rodknocker

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    Think when I started I split .11 cents a mile with a trainee then went on my own and made $.19 cents a mile. Brought home about $450 a week. Worked hard for it. Company would do what they could to take money out of your check. I seldom got home. Even on holidays. Didn't much care about being home. I was 21 and just looking for a bar with women and truck parking at the time. I had a girlfriend I didn't care too much about at the time. She my wife now Lol.
    I liked trucking. I think I had more money then than I do now at $.62 cents a mile. I'm home everyday but I like the alone time on the road. I could easily run the road and be gone for weeks at a time and not care a bit about it.
     
    rodknocker, Jul 18, 2016
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    Weeks !
     
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    i dont believe in working on weekends i should be able to make enough money through monday-friday and home the weekend and plus i have a family at home aint no way ill stay out no two weeks and not see my family i just dont see that happening
     
    rjohnson_6, Jul 22, 2016
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    Most of us here would hate to have the weekends off with your family, so we'll stay away from home and enjoy ourselves
     
    tucker, Jul 22, 2016
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    :laughing3:

    I think I'll withhold further comment...:D
     
    MACK E-6, Jul 22, 2016
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